Uber has capped the number of drivers in NYC since Apr. 1, source says due to NYC's new driver wage rules; Lyft has similarly capped drivers since Apr. 19 (Dana Rubinstein/Politico)

Dana Rubinstein / Politico:
Uber has capped the number of drivers in NYC since Apr. 1, source says due to NYC's new driver wage rules; Lyft has similarly capped drivers since Apr. 19  —  Uber's and Lyft's once inexorable-seeming growth in New York City has ground to a halt.  —  Uber stopped hiring new drivers in New York City on April 1.